Overview

Protect floors from marring easily and permanently with tap in glides. A unique Swedish design, these felt tipped glides are held in place by a thin-walled metal rivet. Simply tap into the bottom of wood furniture legs with a hammer. Plastic base won't rust like steel glides.

I bought glides like these many years ago from a company that no longer sells such items. I am happy to find them again. They are a wonderful solution to a serious problem in a home where the floors are either hardwood or quarry tile!

I have used them in the white color and wanted the brown for my dining room chairs. My only confusion came in determining the quantity in each package. I ordered two packages based on reading 16/pkg in one of the reviews. I hope this works!

We have had significant problems with the stick on pads sliding off, perhaps because the chairs are heavy. We chose these because (1) the pads were not stick on and (2) one review said they had used this type for 10 years with no problems, alleviating my concern that the round sleeve might damage the bottom of our rather expensive chairs. Also you had the light colored glides which pretty much match our chairs.

I bought glides like these many years ago from a company that no longer sells such items. I am happy to find them again. They are a wonderful solution to a serious problem in a home where the floors are either hardwood or quarry tile!

I've been looking for something like this for use on wood chair legs. We just refinished our wood floors. The stick on/adhesive versions don't last long on chairs that get a lot of use. The reviews for this product gave me hope these will work much better.

I have used them in the white color and wanted the brown for my dining room chairs. My only confusion came in determining the quantity in each package. I ordered two packages based on reading 16/pkg in one of the reviews. I hope this works!

We have had significant problems with the stick on pads sliding off, perhaps because the chairs are heavy. We chose these because (1) the pads were not stick on and (2) one review said they had used this type for 10 years with no problems, alleviating my concern that the round sleeve might damage the bottom of our rather expensive chairs. Also you had the light colored glides which pretty much match our chairs.

I've been looking for something like this for use on wood chair legs. We just refinished our wood floors. The stick on/adhesive versions don't last long on chairs that get a lot of use. The reviews for this product gave me hope these will work much better.

Should I drill in a starter hole for these? It seems like the metal would collapse while trying to drive them into a hard wood.

A shopper
on Jul 4, 2015

BEST ANSWER:I simply drove them in with a hammer as directions said. My chairs were oak so I had concerns but they went in smoothly. The edges are sharp enough to allow the ring to cut into the wood. Having the wood inside the ring supports the glide which it could not do if you drilled a starter hole. I would buy and use again.Michael

BEST ANSWER:I simply drove them in with a hammer as directions said. My chairs were oak so I had concerns but they went in smoothly. The edges are sharp enough to allow the ring to cut into the wood. Having the wood inside the ring supports the glide which it could not do if you drilled a starter hole. I would buy and use again.Michael

Is this answer based on aesthetics or functionality? (I'm considering using felt tips that are slightly larger in diameter than the smaller round circle that sits within the larger circumference of the rounded chair legs.)

Is this answer based on aesthetics or functionality? (I'm considering using felt tips that are slightly larger in diameter than the smaller round circle that sits within the larger circumference of the rounded chair legs.)

BEST ANSWER:They are really good quality. We use them on wood floors at a restaurant and they last around a year with high volume use. The felt is attached to plastic so when it wears down they won't scratch the floor. Tap in easily and I pry them out with a flat head screwdriver or vice grip. They are also nice that they don't get rocks stuck in them because of the type of felt so also won't scratch your floor. Best of 3 different brands I've used.

BEST ANSWER:They are really good quality. We use them on wood floors at a restaurant and they last around a year with high volume use. The felt is attached to plastic so when it wears down they won't scratch the floor. Tap in easily and I pry them out with a flat head screwdriver or vice grip. They are also nice that they don't get rocks stuck in them because of the type of felt so also won't scratch your floor. Best of 3 different brands I've used.

Best choice for wood legs on wood or tile floors. Adhesive felt glides don't stick well to end grain. Be sure to have the walls of the metal ring exactly parallel to the wood grain, so it goes in straight and doesn't crush. Eventually, the felt will wear and the glide will need to be replaced. This is easy if you place the metal ring in the same slot cut by the original glide.

The glides installed easily and are working well. I was concerned that some of the glides would become damaged when tapping them on to the bottom of the chair legs, but I installed glides on 6 chairs and not a single glide became damaged. It has been a month since I put them on and all are working well. I am guessing they may last a year or more, which is about 10 months longer than the self adhering felt pads I have been using.

My wood chairs really needed glides on my tile floors. I found these to be pretty easy to tap in and thus far they seem very secure and likely to last a long time. It's made a huge improvement on my chairs no longer making noise when moved and is protecting the tile floor better.

Have had these installed on kitchen chairs over wood flooring for about 2 weeks and they seem to be working well. No scratches. I am curious how long they will last, but it's going to be the felt failing, not the adhesive. I have been fighting adhesive pads coming off and was looking for a mechanically attached glide. Easy to install. Bang bang, done.

Our dinette chairs were marring the hardwood flooring. These not only stopped the marring but are so much quieter now. One note: One package does 4 chairs. I bought 4 packages because I didn't read carefully.

Our floors are pine and therefore softer than hardwood. Other glides still scratch but these work great and no scratches. And so much better than the stick-on felt pads that we've been using for years. I've only had them a few weeks but so far we're very pleased.

So glad I found these online. Local hardware and Home Depot don't carry them. Only glides I've found that stay in place and really do protect wood floors as well as stopping annoying squeaks on tile. Wouldn't use anything else!